On July 24, 1969, Apollo 11 met President John F. Kennedy’s 1961 challenge of “landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth.” The poster exhibition from the Smithsonian, Destination Moon: The Apollo 11 Mission, explores what led the United States to accept this challenge and how the resulting 953,054-mile voyage […]
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Cracker Country – Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day
Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day is a national celebration of museums. On this day, you can visit Cracker Country and experience a historic rural Florida lifestyle for FREE with a Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day Coupon! During Museum Day Live, visitors can tour historic buildings and grounds that represent home life, commerce and transportation as it was […]